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24/04/2024 1:16 pm
There are not many drive-in movies around anymore but when there were, they were a great place to to see many cool cars, a wonderful Hollywood movie (or double feature) ... and other interesting things. 
This 1/24 scale item came originally from Detroit Diecast and is a diecast twin automobile speaker that you would place in your car to hear the film. It would work very well for display or photography.
24/04/2024 1:38 pm
I’ve seen model train layouts with a drive in theater that include a disguised laptop computer showing period correct movie clips. Would make for a great diaroma,
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
24/04/2024 2:32 pm
Yes, with today's micro-electronics, realistic & authentic period-correct scale drive-in movie themed dioramas are possible. Realism is predicated on money.... the more one is willing to spend, the more scale realism one will have. I've seen some amazing scale set-ups at shows that I'm sure cost a bundle to replicate, but wow...What a sight!
Drive-ins were way before my time; I can only imagine how cool it all must've been. 😎 😎
Jack Dodds and Frank Reed reacted
24/04/2024 5:05 pm
@chris Yes Chris, drive-ins were a ton of fun; in company of a girlfriend or a bunch of buddies. One of the many reasons why I feel so lucky to have been born in the early 1950s.
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